[] () a bill for goods or services; the price or cost of sth账单；费用；价格◆employers who pay the tab for business travel为出差买单的雇主◆The tab for building the center was more than $450 million.建造这个商业中心的成本超过 4.5 亿元。◆Shareholders will have to pick up the tab(= pay the cost) for the failure of the company.股东将不得不为公司的破产买单。a record of the items ordered in a bar or restaurant（酒吧或餐馆的）账单◆Can I put it on my tab?记在我的账上，好吗？a small piece of paper, fabric, metal, etc. attached to the edge of sth, that is used to give information about it or to help you find sth; a similar device on information shown on a computer screen标签◆The website is well designed, with good use of colour-coded tabs.这个网站设计精美，很好地运用了彩色编码标签。